As to which teams the 24-year-old goaltender is courted by, the players' agent remains tight-lipped. However, after a suggestion by Klaus Zaugg that HC Lugano, SC Bern and HC Davos should be interested in acquiring him, Rufener states that two of the three have indeed contacted him.

Niklas Schlegel's contract expires at the end of the season. The product of the ZSC Lions' organization has only ever played for the Lions. This season, he has appeared in nine games, posting a .925 save percentage.